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BBTranscriptTeam
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by BBTranscriptTeam » Thu Sep 08, 2016 9:26 am
Sam Meyer
Astoria, NY
Sam loves trivia almost as much as he loves a good cocktail. If he wins the million he might open a cocktail bar. He's currently going for $10,000 with all of his lifelines available.
$10,000: After she surprised Drake with a kiss at Coachella, Maxim.com mused that what pop icon stays young "by sucking the life force from young musicians"?
A - Cher
B - Madonna
C - Jennifer Lopez
D - Janet Jackson
Answer: B (Madonna)
A - Russia
B - Canada
C - China
D - United States
Sam uses his 50:50, which leaves
B and D
. He chooses
D
.
Answer: B (Canada)
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earendel
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by earendel » Thu Sep 08, 2016 11:19 am
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Sam Meyer
Astoria, NY
Sam loves trivia almost as much as he loves a good cocktail. If he wins the million he might open a cocktail bar. He's currently going for $10,000 with all of his lifelines available.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10,000: After she surprised Drake with a kiss at Coachella, Maxim.com mused that what pop icon stays young "by sucking the life force from young musicians"?
A - Cher
B - Madonna
C - Jennifer Lopez
D - Janet Jackson
Answer: B (Madonna)
It's either A or B. Might as well try the 50:50 (if I still have it).
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$20,000: When counting only land area, and not water, which of the following countries is the smallest?
A - Russia
B - Canada
C - China
D - United States
Sam uses his 50:50, which leaves
B and D
. He chooses
D
.
Answer: B (Canada)
Tough question at this level.
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SportsFan68
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by SportsFan68 » Thu Sep 08, 2016 10:39 pm
$10,000: After she surprised Drake with a kiss at Coachella, Maxim.com mused that what pop icon stays young "by sucking the life force from young musicians"?
A - Cher
B - Madonna
C - Jennifer Lopez
D - Janet Jackson
Answer: B (Madonna)
ATA
$20,000: When counting only land area, and not water, which of the following countries is the smallest?
A - Russia
B - Canada
C - China
D - United States
Sam uses his 50:50, which leaves
B and D
. He chooses
D
.
Answer: B (Canada)
The "not water" helps here -- gotta be Canada.
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ghostjmf
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by ghostjmf » Wed Sep 14, 2016 12:43 pm
20K: Ugh. I would have used fixed 50/50 (if still have it), chosen US & been out.
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by ghostjmf » Thu Sep 15, 2016 10:44 am
I really goofed this one. 1st, I completely forgot Alaska. Next, I forgot that all those arctic territories Canada administrates are not part of Canada as defined in this Q. At the very least I'd have asked for clarification but thin I'd know what they'd say.
